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10,000 expected for festival of Celts

Up to 10,000 visitors are expected from home and abroad for a six-day Pan Celtic International Festival taking place as part of The Gathering over the Easter holidays.
Irish Examiner - Conor Kane 11 Márta 2013

‘Standards will fall’ if Junior Cert dropped

SECONDARY teachers have warned that educational standards will fall if plans to drop the Junior Cert exam go ahead.

Irish Independent - Katherine Donnelly12 Márta 2013

Mandates given to RTÉ and TG4 impossible to achieve, says Rabbitte

RTÉ and TG4 as public service broadcasters have been given an "impossible mandate", according to Pat Rabbitte, the communications minister.